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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 507 2024 Regular Session Zeringue
CRIME: Provides relative to the unlawful entry of a critical infrastructure
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Makes technical changes.
2.Adds wireline, wireless communication networks, and data network facilities
to the definition of "critical infrastructure".
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law provides for the crimes of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure and
criminal damage to a critical infrastructure.
Present law defines "critical infrastructure" as any and all structures, equipment, or other
immovable or movable property located within or upon chemical manufacturing facilities,
refineries, electrical power generating facilities, electrical transmission substations and
distribution substations, water intake structures and water treatment facilities, natural gas
transmission compressor stations, liquified natural gas terminals and storage facilities,
natural gas and hydrocarbon storage facilities, transportation facilities, such as ports, railroad
switching yards, pipelines, and trucking terminals, or any site where the construction or
improvement of any facility or structure is occurring.
Proposed law amends the present law definition of "critical infrastructure" to add water
control structures, including floodgates or pump stations, wireline, wireless communication
networks, and data network facilities.
Present law provides that whoever commits the crime of unauthorized entry of a critical
infrastructure shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years,
fined not more than $1,000, or both.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that whoever commits a second or subsequent
offense shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $4,000, or imprisoned with or
without hard labor for not less than six months nor more than 10 years, or both.
Proposed law provides that whoever commits the crime of unauthorized entry of a critical
infrastructure during the existence of a state of emergency, which has been declared by the
governor or the chief executive officer of any parish, shall be fined not more than $5,000 and
imprisoned at hard labor for not less than three years nor more than 15 years.
(Amends R.S. 14.61(B)-(D); Adds R.S. 14:61(E))
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